HIV Support Group

Hi, I am a 36 yr old female that was diagnosed in Feb of 2008. I will give some background info and will try to make it as brief as possible.

In Jan 2008 I became I'll with flu like symptoms, after a trip to the er, I was told it was a viral infection and was sent on my way. A week after, when I felt no better and had developed a rash from neck to torso, I saw my primary care Dr. He was baffled. He did blood work along with several tests (Epstein Barr virus, cmv and HIV, just to cover all bases). A few days later I was admitted to the hospital for possible leukemia due to severely low wbc and platelets. It was determined the next day that I did not have cancer. I was told that my ebv and cmv tests came back and that was why I felt ill. A few days later, my HIV test came back indeterminate. I instructed my fiance at the time to go the the health clinic and get tested in case. (I was and am not a drug user, prostitute, nor promiscuous). Two weeks later, his test was positive. I called my Dr and he said I had to wait 6 weeks to retest. In the meantime, I bought a test from the pharmacy and got a rapid oral test from the clinic, both of which were negative. Because my fiance was positive, and I had been I'll, an infectious disease Dr agreed to see us together and performed viral load tests on both of us. Keep in mind, I had still not received a positive antibody test. fast forward two weeks and his viral load was over a million copies and mine 95,000 with a cd4 of 632. We both started arv's and the next viral load test a month later, I was undetectable....4 yrs later and I have remained undetectable. No blips...ever. cd4 always well over 1200. Here is where it gets interesting. I am pregnant...the Dr ordered an HIV test even though he knew I was positive, as it is standard. It was negative. They have repeated it 4 times and all are negative. They asked me to provide a background as to how I was diagnosed and I told him I had never had a positive HIV test. I go back in one week and in the meantime they are consulting with my HIV Dr. I have been doing research and have found that HIV negative people can have viral loads. I am so stunned and confused. Any input, advice?
Posted on 07/01/12, 12:12 pm